scheming
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Scheming mastermind Cyrus was punished, but only by being forced to resign the vice presidency.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2018
Scheming in embroidered cloche hats, it sipped tea and fingered jewels while listening to the gossip of the haut monde.
From Slate • Mar. 18, 2014
His final season includes a production of Dion Boucicault's The School for Scheming, and the UK premiere of It Just Stopped by Australian playwright Stephen Sewe.
From BBC • Nov. 22, 2013
It also has a licensing agreement with figurine manufacturer Bradford Exchange, raising fans’ hopes for a range of “Downton” dolls — Scheming Thomas and Admirable Bates, perhaps.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2013
In 1775 his comedy, The Rivals, was produced at Covent Garden Theatre; his farce, St. Patrick's Day, or the Scheming Lieutenant, and his comic opera, The Duenna, were staged in the same year.
From The Glories of Ireland by Lennox, P. J.
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